3 years ago

An animal shelter has 104 cats and dogs. The ratio of cats to dogs is 5:3. How many cats are at the shelter?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Aneli [31]3 years ago

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Answer:

65 cats

Step-by-step explanation:

cats: dogs: total

5: 3: 5+3=8

We need 8 to be 104

104/8 = 13

Multiply each by 13

cats: dogs: total

5*13: 3*13: 8*13

65 39 104

There are 65 cats and 39 dogs

kolezko [41]3 years ago

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Answer:

65 cats

Step-by-step explanation:

104/d=5/3

(d)104/d=5/3(d)

104=5/3d

(3/5)104=5/3d(3/5)

312/5=d

64.4=d

65 cats

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